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- DictionaryPierce/pirs/
verb
- 1. (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something): "a splinter had pierced the skin"
1. a. : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : stab. b. : to enter or thrust into sharply or painfully. 2. : to make a hole through : perforate. 3. : to force or make a way into or through. 4. : to penetrate with the eye or mind : discern. 5. : to penetrate so as to move or touch the emotions of. intransitive verb.
To pierce something is to penetrate or puncture it, usually with something sharp, making a hole in the process. This sense of the word is associated with needles and other thin, sharp objects used to pierce surfaces.
PIERCE meaning: 1. to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point: 2. (of a light…. Learn more.
PIERCE definition: 1. to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point: 2. (of a light…. Learn more.
1. to form or cut (a hole) in (something) with or as if with a sharp instrument. 2. to thrust into or penetrate sharply or violently: the thorn pierced his heel. 3. to force (a way, route, etc) through (something) 4. (of light) to shine through or penetrate (darkness)
To pierce means to go right through, especially with something sharp. Pierce has several meanings, but they all involve something sharp penetrating something else, like scissors through a plastic bag or a pen through a pocket.
pierce, penetrate suggest the action of one object passing through another or making a way through and into another. The terms are used both concretely and figuratively.
verb. /pɪəs/ /pɪrs/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object. pierce something The arrow pierced his shoulder. He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.
Pierce definition: To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
pierce. verb. /pɪrs/. Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object pierce something The arrow pierced his shoulder.
